"Make what you want to make, and make it the way you want to make it." Gwen Marston

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Mid month Review

As usual, I had every intention of posting last week, but the days just slip away....

Last Monday, 27 guild members piled into several cars, and we took a road trip to 7 quilt shops in Lancaster County, PA.  Several of them were new to me, and I don't think I left any shop empty handed.
Fabrics for a Gail Pan project.

I tried to resist, but I broke down.

A pattern for some of my leftover Kansas Troubles fabrics!
I also found backing fabric on clearance for two small quilts that will be finished soon.  And I picked up a few Row by Row patterns.  I'll probably never make a quilt from them, but you just never know.

This beautiful postcard arrived in the mail from Fiona.  It is the palest of pink, and so beautiful.

If you've never joined one of Sheila's postcard swaps, you should consider it.  They're so much fun to make, and you might even make a new friend.

I continue to make progress on my stitching project for Gifted Gorgeousness.

All of the stitcheries are now finished, so I just need to find time to assemble the quilt.  I'm sewing with a friend on Friday, and this may be the project that I work on.

We've been watching the Olympics each evening, so there has been a lot of hand stitching happening.  I finished this cross stitch that was started a few years ago.  Working to finish those UFO's.

What else?  Scraps and gifted orphan blocks.  But I need to save something for the next post.

Be kind, always.......Sunny


23 comments:

  1. Nice goodies and pretty cross stitch!! I find that whenever I visit a new to me shop something always follows me home! happy stitching!

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  2. You did some great shopping on your trip.... its very good to support local industry!
    Hugz

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  3. A fun day out with your Guild friends and some nice goodies jumped into your bag.....
    Lovely postcard from Fiona....

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  4. Hi Sunny love your new buys ,Gails new book is great isn't it,love the postcard from Fiona and you have done some beautiful work there my friend xx

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  5. ooh... I'll bet the shopping trip was so much fun! The postcard is adorable and I'm sure receiving those in the mail are so much fun.

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  6. So I'm not the only one shopping?! Do you know of a tutorial to make postcards? I'd like to give it a try.

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  7. It sounds ike it was a great outing with friends.

    Your postcard looks beautiful and those hibiscus are stunning.

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  8. Great projects and lovely shopping!! I too have been looking at that Christmas book!!
    love and laughter,di

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  9. Beautiful postcard from Fiona. Always great day out with friends, love your purchases :)

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  10. What a great road trip. Can't wait to see which project those pretty fabrics become.
    Very pretty postcard from Fiona

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  11. Sounds like a perfect road trip . I also broke down and bought the same book but oh my it is so worth it , love it ! Wonder who will make some thing from it first . Lovely postcard from Fiona, so glad you ladies joined in the swap .

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  12. What a fun road trip! And you picked up a few pretties along the way. I did one postcard swap with Sheila and DID make a new friend. XO

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  13. Lovely photos Sunny, I would love to go on a shop hop but there are only a few quilts shops in my area. Your goodies are great.

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  14. What a lovely trip, you'll make some beautiful things with those. I've watched a lot of Olympics too, I get so engrossed I forget to stitch though!

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  15. What fun that would have been to visit all those quilt shops!! Lovely collection of goodies.
    Lovely work on your stitcheries. I agree, watching the Olympics has been a great time for stitching.

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  16. Great shopping.... Omg 7 quilt shops in one day......

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  17. Great shopping.... Omg 7 quilt shops in one day......

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  18. Oh very lovely buys there Sunny.
    Haven't the Olympics been great?! watching all those athletes makes me feel so lazy & unambitious! Silly boy Lochte might have medalled, but he certainly hasn't made himself popular with his antics.
    I've never made a postcard, I should give it a go one day, & maybe even join that swap... Fiona's card to you is so lovely, enjoy!

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  19. and is that a hibiscus I spy ?!

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  20. Oh you lucky girl - how fun and what great purchases! I love your postcard from Fiona, and all your hand stitching - I've been doing that too, while watching the Olympics!

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  21. Love the fabrics for the Gail Pan project. Sitting, stitching and watching the Olympics is the best! That's the prettiest ABC's in red. Good job!

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  22. Love the fabrics for the Gail Pan project. Sitting, stitching and watching the Olympics is the best! That's the prettiest ABC's in red. Good job!

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  23. Fun to have a shop hop session - love your purchases! Your cross stitch is gorgeous - well done on completing a UFO - I have a few that need attention :-) Gorgeous postcard from Fiona!

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